Instructor Talent Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advocate for SoulCycle instructors internally to represent instructor interests, as it pertains to career growth and trajectory
• Serve as the main point of contact and primary source of information for instructors
• Manage instructor development plans and review processes with the respective People Business Partner
• Deliver ongoing and balanced feedback to instructors in alignment with People, YSM, Field Operations, Rider research/survey insights, as well as during the bi-annual review process (mid year & end of year)
• Liaise with Instructor Training and Development with regard to team trainings and resource sharing in order to provide class quality assuranceHold office hours for instructors to reserve time for 1:1 conversations, development and feedback 
• Partnering with Scheduler on casting to optimize rider and brand experience 
• Partner with regional District Manager(s) & Schedulers to drive business revenue through scheduling strategies and tactics
• Visit studios/instructors regularly (at least 2-3 days a week, ride with everyone in your roster regularly) 
• Oversee instructor involvement with retail and marketing photo shoots and other content creation, Equinox Media, and Sirius XM *In partnership with retail, and marketing, and Equinox portfolio
• Partner with Talent Operation Manager to ensure instructor population is receiving real time communication and updates surrounding his/her/their employment and business contribution
• Partners with Roger & Team on lookback information and instructor stats (participate in quarterly audits) 
• Instructor On-Boardings/Off boarding/Transfer 
• Own individual instructor onboarding from graduation to schedule in collaboration with the training and people teams
• Submits IAF information for all trainees and instructor relocations 
• Partner with IT, instructor development and people team to identify areas of opportunity and instructor activation setting up new hires for proper market entry instructor Benefits, Total Rewards, and Medical/Personal Leave 
• Facilitates communication should an issue need to be escalated or addressed with anyone more directly tied to each department 
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 2 professional years of experience working in Casting and/or Talent in the Entertainment and/or Fitness industry.
• Strong coordination with curating and managing multiple schedules at one time
• Must have a positive, can-do attitude with the ability to handle a high volume of email and phone calls
• Excellent communicator (written and verbal) and multi tasker
• Organized and strong attention to detail
• Must have the ability to execute quickly and effectively
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule and non-traditional hours; including extensive travel and field work
• Self-starter
• Team player & strong individual contributor
• Perform with the highest level of confidentiality